Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver

Gasteracantha geminata · Order: Araneae · Family: Araneidae

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Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA

It spins a vertical orb web in open gaps among tall shrubs and thorny plants.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The spider’s abdomen shows black and white bands across it and bears three pairs of long stout side spines.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

This species is found in India and Sri Lanka.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver photo 3
Photo: renjus box, CC BY
Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver photo 4
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA
Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver photo 5
Photo: വരി വര, CC BY-SA

Same family (Araneidae)

Cross OrbweaverCross OrbweaverAraneus diadematusCan biteYellow Garden SpiderYellow Garden SpiderArgiope aurantiaCan biteSpotted OrbweaverSpotted OrbweaverNeoscona cruciferaCan biteGolden Silk SpiderGolden Silk SpiderTrichonephila clavipesCan biteFurrow OrbweaverFurrow OrbweaverLarinioides cornutusCan biteJoro SpiderJoro SpiderTrichonephila clavataCan bite

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha_geminata

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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